Blog by Kye Grace

Treat Your Tenants Right & You Should Have No Problems When You Sell Your Home

September 22nd, 2009

If you are selling a tenanted property which the buyer will move into the contract requires the seller, on posession date, to hand over the home in essentially the same condition as when the home buyer viewed it.

If the tenant damages the property you the seller will be on the hook for the costs of the damages. The seller will have to reimburse the buyer, those costs ...

603 53 HASTINGS Street, Vancouver West, British Columbia

September 18th, 2009

I just finished uploading this Condo for sale, 603 53 HASTINGS Street, Vancouver West, British Columbia

Situated on West Hastings, just a few strides from the Woodward's redevelopment. 100 year old Heritage Conversion. The Paris Block. Live/Work Studio w/open concept. Featuring over height ceilings, brick walls, polished concrete floors sleek , fully integrated kitchens w/stainless steel cou ...

Sellers Want To Rent Back From The Buyer After A Real Estate Sale

September 18th, 2009

Home Sellers Can & Do Rent The Property From The Buyers

If for varying reasons it makes sense for the home sellers to rent back from the buyers after a real estate transaction there are two ways to go about this.

When the seller only needs to stay for a short time it makes sense to not enter into a tenancy agreement. Simply adjust the completion date and decide the compe ...

You Buy Real Estate With A Tenant Who Is Staying , Don't Forget About The Damage Deposit

September 16th, 2009

Security & Pet Damage Deposits

You are buying real estate that has a tenant who shall remain upon completion (rental property or house with a basement suite), what about the damage deposit?

The purchaser becomes responsible for a tenant's security deposit or pet damage deposit, even though the deposits were being held in trust by the seller. The seller may wish to ad ...

What Happens When You Are Selling A Rental Property With A Fixed Term Rental (Lease)

September 12th, 2009

Part of Real Estate investing can involve selling rental properties currently tenanted. In this video blog I discuss selling a fix term rental or more comonly referred to as a lease.

In the case of a lease the tenant can not be given two months notice to vacate as in a month to month rental. The tenants have the rights to remain for the length of the term of the lease.

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What Happens When Home Buyers Want To Occupy A Tenanted Property They Are Buying

September 11th, 2009

You are selling a property with tenants and those buying the real estate want to reside in the property.

As long as the tenants are on a month to month rental agreement the following applies, leases are a different situation which I will discuss in a subsequent video.

Only the landlord can serve notice to the tenants, in this case that is the home seller. As the b ...

Selling A Tennanted Property? How To Notify The Tenant

September 10th, 2009

If you own a Vancouver home for sale that has a tenant (condo, townhouse, house with a basement suite) you need to follow some basics regarding notifying the tenants prospective buyers would like to view the property.


To show a property occupied by tenants you must provide written notice 24 hours but no more than 30 days prior to entry stating the purpose of en ...

How much is your Vancouver home worth? How walkable is your neighborhood?

September 4th, 2009

From my segment on Radio Real Estate on Talk 1410

Neighbourhood features such as schools, parks and shopping aren't only more convenient for their owners, Homes located within walking distance of these are often worth more than homes in neighborhoods where one needs to rely on a car, according to a report commisioned by CEOs for Cities.

The study examined just under 100 000 real es ...